Preserved Fruits in Syrup

Fragrant, spicy, tasty: mostarda is a very appreciated preparation in Italian cooking as accompaniment for cheeses, meats, and desserts. Fruit, sugar and mustard essence: a very simple mix of ingredients, which today is still unchanged, even if its recipe has been adapted to the local traditions of many Italian regions.     In Italian cuisine mostarda preserved fruits are accompaniment to enhance the typical local products, in particular cheeses and charcuterie. It can also be paired with many savory or sweet dishes, from the most traditional ones to the most unusual. Traditionally mostarda is served with boiled meats, especially with the fattest and richest meat cuts. Another traditional paring consists in serving mostarda as a condiment on cheese boards, matches perfectly with many mature or marbled cheeses.